Swimming pool-induced asthma

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2011;21(3):240-1.

Abstract

A 13-year-old elite swimmer presented with wheezing after indoor swimming training. On the basis of her clinical history and the tests performed, exercise-induced asthma and mold-induced asthma were ruled out and a diagnosis of chlorine-induced asthma was made.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asthma, Exercise-Induced / chemically induced
  • Asthma, Exercise-Induced / etiology*
  • Asthma, Exercise-Induced / immunology
  • Bronchoconstriction / drug effects
  • Bronchoconstriction / immunology
  • Chlorine / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Skin Tests / methods
  • Swimming
  • Swimming Pools*

Substances

  • Chlorine